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The D60 Nikon is an excellent value for the money even now, years after the last one was made. I have a D60 purchased used through eBay for what a broken 3200 would cost. I also have a new 3200 at work, and honestly, this camera is just as good with its pictures for the internet auctions I photograph. Don't let the 10.2 MP rating scare you unless you plan to make huge banner size prints. The smart move is to buy this one, spend your money on lenses,accessories and maybe even some photo editing software, and spend a LOT less than the new 3300 Kit retails for. Check the Rockwell site (or others) for lens recommendations...most compatible lenses can be had for less than $150 and many for under $50. Occasionally you can buy film cameras with lenses pretty cheap too. Keep the lens, then give the camera away. Once you master the D60, you are ready to trade up when the opportunity arises. Or just stick with it if it makes you happy like mine does! (Don't make the mistake of buying a D70 thinking it will be better, as it has a CF Card socket that is notorious for failure and SD cards are smaller and easily obtained. There's a reason the D70 and D70s are a dime a dozen on the web, and the D60 is harder to find for cheeeep) Get a good one with low shutter count and you won't regret it at all. Nikon hit a home run with this entry level DSLR!Read full review
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The batteries weren't compatible with D60 Nikon Camera. It was advertised that the D60 Nikon camera would work...NO
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The shooting menu and weird information Nikon decided needs to display by default when you shoot is very odd and somewhat baffling. The first thing I did was turn off all that stuff in the camera setup. As for shooting... it uses basically the same technology and processing algorithms as the D80. Image clarity, color rendering & saturation, etc. are all above average - in true Nikon form. The 10.2 megapixel images you capture with the D60 can easily produce an 11x17 or larger print. To me, the biggest disadvantage to the D60 as opposed to the D80 is that when you use D or G lenses on the D60, the autofocus doesn't work. If you already have a lot of non-DX Nikon lenses, you should probably get the D80, which will use any lens currently or previously manufactured by Nikon. Battery life is acceptable, the camera uses SD cards which are relatively inexpensive, and it's point-and-shoot capabilities are superb. If you don't plan to make large prints (bigger than 8x10), you should save some money and buy the D40, almost identical but with 6.1 megapixels. It runs about $300 less than the D60.Read full review
Getting into SLR ( Single Lens Reflective ) technology like I did twenty five years ago with my Minolta XD-11 [ film based, btw ], I made the mistake of buying the expense camera body first and then building my lens up. It was frustrating. Having learned that lesson, I found that this camera makes a good start into the DSLR ( Digital Single Lens Reflective ) camera arena. It is packed with features that let you take phenomenal pictures. Now, as I said, while it is a good camera, it does have its flaws which make it only a good camera, not a great camera. It only has three focusing areas which will confuse your camera about 1% of the time when you are out in the field. The sensor could be better, 10.2 megapixels is nice, but the sensor is only average in the amount of light it collects which means in low light situations, it delivers performance akin to a 6 megapixel camera. The 10.2 megapixels are great though in well lit situations and deliver the quality of photo that will achieve most of your needs out of a good DSLR. Another thing is that the ISO only goes up to 1600 with noise ( like grain in a film camera ) while great DSLR camera's today can shoot up to 6400 ISO with little noise at all. Still, I got it principally so that I could start buying the expensive Nikon set of advanced VR lens that deliver fantastic optical results for their size ( And there are great choices too, 18-55mm, 18-105mm, 55-200mm, 55-300mm, 18-200mm, 400mm, 55mm, 35mm [ please note: DX Nikon Lenses act at 1.5 times the mm number for comparison to a standard 35mm lens. i.e. a 100mm lens for a DX camera acts as a 150mm lens on an old 35mm camera ). As soon as I have gotten to the point that I have all the lens I need, then I will want to get the kind of Speedlight Flash I need ( SB-800), the external flash battery pack I need, and the backdrop flash kits I want to use for family and friend portraits. Then, and only then, will I then purchase the great camera body I really want, say the D90, D5000, or a D700 to be my main camera. Yet, because I will have by then a collection of lens to support my photographic interests, the D60's small and compact footprint in a camera bag will mean that I can keep the D60 and use it with another lens while I use the main camera to shoot say sports, weddings, graduations, etc. And, since it uses a cheap wireless remote, I will even be able to set it up on a tripod and just take pictures of an event from a different angle while I shoot the event with my main camera. In conclusion, the D60 is that good starter DSLR that lets you build a good base of lenses and not feel cheated while you wait for the kind of camera you really want in your bag like the D90, D5000, or the D700. ( In all likelihood, I will buy the D90 since it uses the same battery as the D60 and the same wireless remote )Read full review
I really like this camera but only wished I had done just a little more research on the lenses before I bought. I ended up buying a kit from Sunshine Electronics here on ebay - they were fine and they sold me top notch products as promised but, in the end, the lenses I bought in the bundle really didn't have a lot of real world value for me. The first lense was a Nikon 18-55 AF-S VR Lense. A good lense for shooting every day shots but, really, my point and shoot Pentax Z750 7mp camera takes great portraits and Misc. shots. My second lense was a 55-200mm Nikon AF-S VR. Once again a quality lense but, the reason I wanted a zoom was for sports (and some wildlife) photography...specifically to freeze motion in a variety of lighting situations. This lense just doesn't haven't the speed I need at a maximum F stop of 5.6 at 200mm (4 @ 55mm). Don't get me wrong, the D60 is a great introductory SLR camera. You just may want to consider what you are buying it for and make sure you get the lense(s) that suits your purpose(s). I just ordered the Nikon 70-200mm AF-S VR f/2.8 ED lense which will work very well for what I want to do. I borrowed one from a friend and the results were AMAZING - clear shots in low lighting conditions and the photo's I took turned out great. I had friends wanting to get prints of some of the pictures I took at a Major League Baseball game. Conclusion: Definitely buy the D60 if you are new to SLR photography like me. It's easy to use and learn and you can get top quality pictures as long as you use the lense best suited for your purposes. I had to pay about $300 extra for the kit to get the lenses I really don't need but an still happy with Sunshine electronics (one lense came damaged and they replaced it no questions asked). I plan on selling the 55-200mm VR lense on ebay...who wants to buy it!!Read full review
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